New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
RAPID TRANSIT
PROGRESS ON The ELEVATED Ro.n,

| THE KINGS COUNTY CARS TO RUN BY J,xr,
WHAT THE UNION LINE ~ Doryc
Remarkable progress Il being made In the cors,,,
tion OF tho elevated railroads in brooklyn which IN
soon gridiron tho chief streets Of the city As ~
process Of putting up the structure Of the King, cu
Road In Futon-si. has almost reachcd tho y,,ta
the work Is attracting much attention The h,I,,,.s
Of tho road was begpn at Crsndavc, sbout two m,,s
east OF the City Hall and top OF the Hill IN ors
TO work down grade with the immense travelling d.
rcks used In hosting the columns encrs 10 th,.v
places 1t Is proposed TO operate tho road frvin TN
Bridge 10 Franklin before the remaining put,d.
Of tho structure IL built The work Of constructing s
first station has begun a. Bocrumplace, close to The
now Hall Of Records, and other stations arc heinz
built at Court-st Dnfficldst., and Fiaibush ave-
The work already donc shows what tho conpIrted
structure In Fu.tonst will be. T. spans tho stres
from curb 10 curb and combines so'dty and strength
with lightncss Of appearance. Tho columns afe soI
low cylinders mado OF six plaes fastened toeeths,
with boiler rivots The DO tom Of each column cnf~r,
tho iron cap that surmounts the foundation ard s ~
curey botef 10 tho pyramid OF brick and stone wkieA
has TO support tho weight Of tho superstructurc M
transverse grers rest caps the tops Of col
umns and Made Of steel iati work. brseed q.
to gve tho maximum OF strength with tho minimum
of material. At some points peculiar emergencies Ia
relation to street corners sewer pipes have made
are much stronger than they i1,k
The arrangement OF tho longitudinal grdcrs Is Do
culiar Instead Of pair Of gIriers under each track
there only three grders I'm all. aid tho track, Will
extend outside Of hem being supported by projecting
ties This arrangement had to bo altered al ons
point In 0rior to elevate the structure as lile "a
possible and yet allow the Union Road room 10 RIM
rs under the Fulton-st structure Al Flailush.
ave. tho girers of the latter at this point arc PLACED
ay>n ynof ~
But as three grdors could be thus placed for t~u
tracks, it necessary put in four giricrs at this
point that the tracks could run between them. -
tho character Of the structure altered for the dis
tanco Of about block Tho structure from tho city
Hall to Fulton Ferry also has four grdcrs Insteri
Of three. The whole structure is being painted
a pleasing steel gray color Tho work OF
structng the stations and laying tho tracks est
of he City Hall ia now to be pdshed rapidly pO.
sble The rolling sock has been purohased and IL k
expected that trains will begin to ruu IN tho carly
winter.
A STRUCTURE THAT MEETS CRITICISM
Equally rapid progress is being made by the Union
Company in building its roads In Myr ls and Hudson
and In broadway. It's lines viii be practically
extensions OF tho RrOolSyn Road, In operation,
tho interested in both. Connections
will bo made hat trains will run from tho city
Hall in Myrtle TO East NewYork and 70 Green
Will go to tho points. In Broadway. trains WI
run 70 East Ncw-Yors from: the ferry. The structure
OF tho Union Company Is clumsy and heavy In appear
ancs. and its only merit is It's apparent sodity The
pillars have open lattice work on two sides, but boh
tho transverse and longitudinal gFicrs are Of solid
panels OF iron plates and not relieved by any open
work
The propcry-owncrs In the streets wherc ttis sort
of structure going up Indignant that they should
have M vie |. US<
while there is so much better appearing structure In
Ful On-st Indignation meetings have been held. but
without avail. to protest against tho dsrlenng of
the streets. In order to obviae this objection as
much "a possible the Iron work has becn painted
light buf color. 1t is claimed that this structure IA
substantial than that FuOns'., but the state
ment is denied by Phnnix Bridge Company. wh'ca
Is erecting the la, The company claims that tho
Kings County reyrcsens the latest achievements In
alry-ooklng structures of great strength. ny mid
winter or early spring Brooklyn residents will find
the convencnces of travel in their city greatly mulh
plied and a corresponding increase In population IL
an lcipated.
TALK WITH GENERAL JOUPpAN.
General James Jourlan president Of the Kings
County Company, said recently to TRIBUNE
porter
awo have decided upon tho locations Of all the s's
tons be ween the Br..gc and Franklin ave, aud h,
superstructurc is up from tho Bridge 10 Grand-
ave. while the tracks being laid and tho stations
arc begun. We have for building aud ten iooo-
motives, and they will be delivered next month Tho
Martin steam heating apparatus will be placed In tho
cars the pressure being rcgua cd by the ehg-
We expect to open the road from the Bridge
to Franklinave. by New Years Day and connection
will be made at tho lat er point with tho brighton
Beach Railroad. that We run trains 10 Fiabu,a
and other points between the city and Coney lsilnd,
aTording rapid transit for that whole region. We
will extend the road to Fulton Ferry end AMI
to Eat NewYor al the other soon prsciicsoie
We doing all to Interfere little 3, pDs
sible with travel and business I'm the narrow part o
lower Fultonst. by putting up the structure ~ tho
least busy parts of the day. and by bringing ths
grders trucks at tho time they wanted Instead
derrick Is a groat public convenience, as it prevent
any Interruption Of surface traveL'
The Union Company Is pushing It's work in Myrtle
to trains over the present iirOOhyo
road from East New York 10 Grand ave, where the
two lines havo been connected and then la myrtle
to the City Hall and thence by Adams 81 10 no
Bridge, before the holidays. fhe CITY han station
will be ut Myrtle ave. and Adams ST., Whorp pfolc'-
fy has boon purchased In order TO make an easy
cnrve. A station IN Adams ST. will be al Iinsry
St., to accommodate the travel to tho shops IT thh
ncighborhoOd Tho trains Will run TO terminus
close to the Rrdge station. The Union Company
is also pushing It's work IN Hudson and FlaitUsh
and Fifth complete tho line from Greenwood
to Fulton Ferry. The fall of the derrick used In
putting up tho structure I'm Flatbush viii
serious delay, but 1t Is hoped to get this ine in
ming order by spring